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Notably, the Chiefs and Rams formerly [[Governor's Cup (Missouri)|shared an instate rivalry in Missouri]] when the latter played as the [[St. Louis Rams]] from 1995 to 2015. Kansas City had won all six regular season games during that era. This game was the first regular season meeting between the teams after the Rams' return to Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/teamvsteam?opp=29 |title=Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Rams Results — The Football Database |website=FootballDB.com |language=en |access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
Both the Chiefs and Rams came into the game at 9–1. The Chiefs' only loss was to the [[2018 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] while the Rams' only loss was to the [[2018 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]]. Both teams came in the game with the top 2 highest scoring offenses.
The inter-conference matchup was originally slated to be part of the [[NFL International Series]], and was scheduled to be played at [[Estadio Azteca]] in [[Mexico City]], which had hosted games the previous two seasons. However, the playing field was found to be in deficient condition after rains earlier in the month and a heavy event schedule, which had included a [[Shakira]] concert; a soccer tournament match played by [[Cruz Azul]] and one of the multiple events of the left-wing political party, [[Morena]]. As League and stadium officials evaluated the scene, pictures of the poor conditions began to circulate on social media. Unable to remedy the situation in time for the game, the [[National Football League|NFL]] announced that the game would be moved to [[Los Angeles]] just six days before the game was to be played.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chiefs-Rams game moved from Mexico City to L.A.|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000987994/article/chiefsrams-game-moved-from-mexico-city-to-la|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NFL.com|date=November 13, 2018|access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=NFL moves Chiefs-Rams from Mexico City to L.A.|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25268527|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures, LLC|website=ESPN.com|language=en|date=November 13, 2018|access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/rams/2018/11/13/mexico-city-nfl-game-moved-chiefs-rams/1993162002/|title=NFL moves Chiefs-Rams game from Mexico City to Los Angeles due to poor field conditions|website=USA TODAY|language=en|access-date=2019-04-13}}</ref> Chiefs CEO [[Clark Hunt]] said "[The move is] 100 percent [about] player safety...",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article221668265.html|title=Clark Hunt says reason for Chiefs-Rams relocation was '100 percent player safety'|last=By|website=kansascity|language=en|access-date=2019-04-13}}</ref> as the NFL faced pressure from players who reportedly considered sitting out the game rather than risk potential injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/11/13/report-players-seriously-considering-not-playing-in-mexico-city/|title=Report: Some players "seriously considering" not playing in Mexico City|last=Alper|first=Josh|date=2018-11-13|website=ProFootballTalk|language=en|access-date=2019-04-13}}</ref>
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